Tearing device for toilet tissue holder



March 1961 s. SCHEUER EI'AL 2,973,891

TEARING DEVICE FOR TOILET TISSUE HOLDER Filed Dec. 23, 1957 SEYMOUR SCHEUER. & FRED A. Sc'Hsz/ER JNVENTORIS."

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2,973,891 TEARING DEVICE FOR TOILET TISSUE HOLDER Seymour Scheuer, 215 Andre Ave., Monrovia, Calif., and Fred A. Scheuer, Monrovia, Calif. (P.0. Box 517, Ray, Ariz.)

Filed Dec. 23, 1957, Sl. No. 704,480 '5 Claims. (Cl. 225-89) This invention relates to improvements in toilet tissue holders and, more particularly, it relates to a device which aids in tearing off a piece of toilet tissue from a roll of paper mounted in said holder.

The provision of the above-defined device is a basic object of this invention.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved accessory for a toilet tissue holder that engages the tissue in such a manner as to furnish resistance to the pull exerted upon the portion of the perforated paper that is free of the roll, to facilitate tearing of the piece on the end of said portion.

A further object of this invention is to provide an accessory for such a toilet tissue holder that automatically adjust itself to the gradually diminishing size of the roll mc1 1unted thereon, and also adjusts itself to various sized r 5.

The invention also has for its objects to provide such means that are positive in operation, convenient in use, easily installed in a working position and easily disconnected therefrom, economical of manufacture, relatively simple, and of general superiority and serviceability.

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novel combinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully appear in the course of the following description. However, the drawing merely shows and the following description merely describes, one embodiment of the present invention, which is given by way of illustration or example only.

In the drawing, like reference characters designate similar parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet tissue holder and accessory according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the accessory device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view, partly in section, of the holder.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the holder.

Fig. 5 is a top view of the holder.

The toilet tissue holder that is illustrated comprises, generally, a pair of spaced, parallel brackets 5 and 6, the same being made of metal or other suitable material. The brackets are mounted on a wall 7 or the like, at substantially right angles thereto by plates 8 and 9, which are apertured to accommodate screws 11 and 12.

Extending from plates 8 and 9 are arms 13 and 14 of rectangular cross section, which terminate in enlarged heads or sockets 14a and 15 for receiving the reduced ends 16 and 17 of a conventional, spring biased roller or cross-member 18, as shown in Fig. 3. Mounted upon roller 18 is a conventional roll of toilet tissue 19.

A substantially U shaped resistance plate 20, has rectangular legs 21 and 22, provided with elongated slots 23 and 24 for mounting on roller 18 between the ends of the roll 19 and sockets 14a and 15. The legs 21 and 22 are slit at 25 and 26, the end portions 27 and 28 being bent outward at right angles, see Figs. 2 and 4,

so that they may function as stop lugs by engaging the bottom faces of arms 13 and 14.

The legs 21 and 22 are joined by contact plate 29 which normally rests against the outside surface of the roll 19, and has an engageable edge 30 over which the free end of the toilet tissue is extended, as in Fig. 4.

It is a well-known fact that the present holders for toilet tissue are not satisfactory, by reason of the fact that the flabby, flinsy or limp nature of the paper makes it almost impossible to tear off the sheet 31 along perforations 32 since the necessary backing or resistance to the tearing force is absent.

The pressure plate 20 has an engageable edge 30, see Fig. 4, which provides a fixed element to resist the downward tearing force indicated by arrow 33, and thus the usual trouble incident to tearing oil? the free end of a roll of toilet tissue, which results in getting too much or too little paper, is avoided. Further, only one hand is required to do the tearing.

The elongated slots 23 and 24 enable the pressure plate 20 to maintain contact with the outer cylindrical surface of the toilet tissue roll 19, since the pressure exerted during the tearing operation will provide the necessary inward force and the stop lugs 27 and 28 will hold said plate in balanced position to facilitate said tearing operation.

The elongated slots 23 and 24 will further allow the use of various sizes of rolls in said holder by permitting self-adjustment of the pressure plate 20 and also will permit said pressure plate to maintain contact as the size of the roll diminishes. It will be noted that plate 29 inclines downwardly and inwardly, thus aiding the selfadjustment described above.

While the foregoing specification illustrates and describes what we now contemplate to be the best mode of carrying out our invention, the construction is, of course, subject to modification without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention. Therefore, we do not desire to restrict the invention to the particular form of construction illustrated and described, but desire to cover all modifications that may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with bracket means for supporting a roll of toilet paper including arms for projecting from a vertical surface and a cross member spanning the space between such arms, of a member provided with a pressure plate portion and connected with such bracket means to follow a diminishing roll, said plateportion continuously presenting an engageable edge to resist downward tearing force, said member being pivoted on the cross member, said member being provided with a stop lug engaging a bracket arm to limit the rotational position of the member having the pressure plate on the cross member, and means providing a sliding connection of the former member on the cross member to follow the diminishing roll.

2. A device of the character described in claim 1 in which the member having the pressure plate portion is substantially U shaped to extend along a side of the 5 roll of toilet paper to present the resisting edge, and the which the legs of the U extend downwardly to aid in a roll of toilet paper and including arms for projecting from a vertical surface and a cross member spanning between said arms and adapted to rotationally mount a roll of toilet paper in the space between the arms, of a member provided with a pressure plate portion disposed outwardly of the outer cylindrical surface of the roll on the cross member and with arm portions at the ends of the plate portion having horizontal slots through which the cross member extends, and stop lugs on said arms disposed between said cross member and the mentioned vertical surface and engaged with the under sides of the projecting arms of the bracket to limit pivotal movement 15 of the mentioned member upon downward pressure of the paper of the roll on the upper edge of the pressure plate portion during tearing of the end sheet of the roll from the roll.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 316,368 Johnson Apr. 21, 1885 390,073 Ehrlich Sept. 25, 1888 '2,674,417 Behr Apr. 6, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 241,873 Switzerland Aug. 16, 1946 15,254 Great Britain of 1885 

